Terms to know
This term means to change an existing garment to make it suitable for more wear.
What is redesign?
This term means a garment can be dried on a clothesline.
What is line dry?
The 4 categories for laundry symbols.
What are:
1. washing
2. drying
3. bleaching
4. ironing
Proteins that speed up chemical reactions and help break down certain soils and stains into simpler forms that can be removed more easily.
What are enzymes?
This temperature is good for washing manufactured fibers, permanent-press garments and non colorfast fabrics.
What is warm wash?
The process of using an iron to remove wrinkles from damp, washable clothing with heat and pressure.
What is ironing?
This method is used for sweaters or knitted items so they retain their shape.
What is dry flat?
The three ways you can sort clothes.
What are:
1.sort by color
2. sort by amount of soil
3. sort by type and garment construction
This term is the ability of a fabric or other substances to keep the same color without fading or running even if washed with hot water or placed in harsh light.
What is colorfast?
This temperature may set stains, cause shrinkage, fade colors, and encourage wrinkling in some fabrics.
What is hot wash?
This is done by placing the iron only on areas that need ironing.
What is pressing?
This term means you can wash and dry the garment by any method at any temperature.
What is machine wash?
The three things your laundry products should be compatible with.
What are:
-Your laundry equipment
-The hardness of your water
-The fabrics in your garments
The mechanical action that helps to loosen and remove soils from clothes during laundering.
What is agitation?
This temperature is used mainly for dark colors that bleed, light soiled items and delicate items.
What is cold wash?
These can be granular or liquid laundry products made synthetically from chemicals that suspend and hold dirt and grease away from clothes during washing.
What are detergents?
If not mentioned on the label, any ________________ may be used. (It is the triangle symbol)
What is bleach?
The 5 tips for ironing safely.
What are:
1. Keep your iron away from small children.
2. Let an iron cool off for at least 10 minutes before putting it away.
3. Consider purchasing an iron with built in safety features
4. Treat a burn quickly in the event of an accident.
5. Do not leave a hot iron face down.
The two ways of laundering garments.
What are machine wash and hand wash?
This is the process of washing clothes with water.
What is laundering?
This give softness to washable fabrics.
What are fabric softeners?
This term means that a garment can be dried in the dryer at the specified setting; high, medium, low or no heat.
What is tumble dry?
The 7 basic stain removal methods.
What are:
1. Rinsing
2. Soaking
3. Pretreating
4. Special stain removal products
5. Bleaching
6. Home dry-cleaning kits
7. Dry cleaning
To reclaim items for other use.
What is recycle?
This is done just before laundering in order to give heavy dirt and stains extra attention.
What is pretreat?